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Feb 27, 2016

WEATHER TROUBLES USA: * NW Illinois & Indiana ** Ohio Turnpike

* NW Illinois / Indiana: Blizzard dumped 12-15 inches of snow

   (Video from ab 7 news: Many drivers in northwest Indiana found themselves stranded overnight since the Wednesday evening commute after a blizzard dumped 12-15 inches of snow)

 -- Many drivers in northwest Indiana and the Illinois-Indiana border found themselves stranded overnight since the Wednesday evening commute after a blizzard dumped 12-15 inches of snow in northwest Indiana... Porter County declared and then lifted a state of emergency Thursday. County officials say the travel ban is lifted, but drivers are encouraged to stay off the road unless absolutely necessary as many east-west county roads are still down to one lane... LaPorte County also lifted its state of emergency... In Grant Park, Ill., east of Kankakee, drivers got stuck in two- to three-foot snow drifts along Route 17, which turns into State Road 2 in Indiana...
 Chicago, ILL, USA - abc 7 news - February 25, 2016

 ** Ohio Turnpike bans big trucks because of snow, high winds
-- The Ohio Turnpike is banning big trucks and some trailers on the toll road between Toledo and the Indiana state line because of snow and high winds... The turnpike says it expects the ban to last through 6 p.m. on Thursday... The ban applies to triple-trailer commercial vehicles and box-type, double-trailer commercial vehicles longer than 90 feet... Also not being allowed on the western end of the turnpike are mobile home trailers, boat and horse trailers and high-profile campers... The National Weather Service says the highest snow totals were in Indiana's Lake and Porter counties, where the storm dumped over a foot. Authorities declared a state of emergency there and in Newton County. Emergency crews spent the night assisting drivers trapped in snow drifts. Even snow plows became stuck in the hardest-hit areas... The highest recorded wind gusts hit 60 mph during Wednesday's blizzard... 
Berea, OH, USA - Associated Press/WDTN — February 25, 2016

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